“Mike Martz is definitely one of the best minds in the game right now, offensively. So you go into every game with confidence.”

On playing the Rams twice a year: “I haven’t really thought about it. When that time rolls around I’ll be able to give you an opinion about it.”

If Martz were not the coordinator here, would you have signed with the 49ers: “It’s a hard question. I believe I would listened to whatever they had to say. … I think Martz being here, it was an added incentive. I was not in need of a job, but wanting to work, so I wouldn’t have crossed the 49ers out had he not been here.”

Have you thought about what number you are going to be wearing next season: “No sir.”

Do you want to wear number 80: “I can give you an answer to that in a couple of weeks.”

How much football do you have left: “I have a lot, a lot left. If that wasn’t the case I wouldn’t be right here in San Francisco and this interview wouldn’t be too important to you.”

Goals: “I really haven’t thought about football these last two months.”

Was it a goal of yours to finish with the same organization you started with: “It wasn’t disappointing at all. I know in some cases this was a very business oriented (business). Does the hammer fall on Isaac Bruce and do I have to leave a one city and play in a different one? I guess that question has been answered. It really wasn’t surprising, I wasn’t disappointed at all. It turns out that I’m a 49er and I’m happy about it.”

Do you come in as the starter: “I don’t know, I haven’t seen a roster yet. I’m going to compete for a starting job, definitely.”

Did Martz bring up a leadership role: “Not at all. I’m familiar with the offense and just watching the Lions play last year, I didn’t see too many different things going on and I saw the offense as very effective. With that familiarity comes with guys coming and asking me, what I think or what coach Martz may think in a certain situation. I believe I’ll be able to help.”

Was that a role you had in St. Louis: “Yes, we were all held very, very accountable what are jobs were and guys would come in and be able to learn a system.”

How complex is this offense: “To me it’s not very complex at all. For you, you might have an issue with it because you don’t see it some much. I’ve been around it for a very long time, and I don’t think it’s so hard to learn. You put the study time in, you take what you learn from the class room and put it on the field, and it works just the way Coach Martz says it will.”

What can the other receivers expect: “There are no ifs ands or buts when it comes to this offense and the guy who’s coaching it. He’s going to expect a lot out of you; he’s going to expect you to raise your level, and from that level go to the next level and just maintain that. In that way there’s never an issue with a starter going down. The next guy can come in and play and be able to play at that exact same level. I’ve seen it many a times. Someone was injured in St. Louis and a guy like Mike Furrey would step in and the production level didn’t go down.”

Brett Favre: “Brett is a very, very humble guy. One of the most down-to-earth, realist persons I have ever met. For a football player to have so much fanfare, he (still) talked to you like a teammate. He was never a guy to focus in on one receiver while playing the game. He always spread the football. It was very evident with new guys that came in with him. He played 17 seasons and he always had new guys. That gives you an incentive to work hard and get open and make plays for him.”

What do you see from the 49ers that make you want to be a part of this?: “I’m an offensive guy, but I see defense. I see with the addition of Justin Smith, I see a guy who can get after the quarterback. I see smart guys in the defensive backfield who can make plays. The linebacker, Pat Willis, great player from the SEC conference, his first year making a Pro Bowl. I want to be a part of that. I’ve always felt I was a defensive player, I’ve always had that mentality. But I just so happen to be blessed offensively and I play offense. Just watching those guys get after the ball, makes me want to be a part of it.”

The lack of experience give you pause at all: “Not at all. I’ve seen when Marc Bulger took over, he didn’t have much experience, when Kurt Warner stepped in, he didn’t have much experience. I’m not concerned about that at all. They’ll get a lot of experience at training camp and they’ll get a lot of experience in the four preseason games and they’ll be confident when they go out and they’ll make plays in this system.”

Who do you expect your quarterback to be next season: “Not sure. I’ll let you guys fill that one in.”